Avengers: Endgame
Doctor Strange does n’t fight Thanos inAvengers : Endgame , and here ’s why . Benedict Cumberbatch ’s wizardly hero has become one of the most knock-down character in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Strange ’s quick learning helped him master the mystic arts , but it was by using theEye of Agamotto and Time Stonethat he became even more powerful . This also put him directly in harm ’s way when it came toThanos ' plan to take all of the Infinity Stonesfor himself .
Thanos and Strange went toe - to - toe on Titan inAvengers : Infinity Warin a moment nickname the " Wizard Duel " by Marvel Studios . unusual was capable to hold in his own with just the Eye of Agamotto and Time Stone on his side , while Thanos had four Infinity Stones at that point . But , Strange also know that he would n’t be able to kill him in that moment to assure that the one future out of 14,000,605 potential outcomes would happen . Hegave up the Time Stone , willingly live that he would be turn to junk . This set off a chain of events that look Thor finally decapitate Thanos , and five twelvemonth later Hulk lose it everyone back to life , include Strange , inAvengers : Endgame ’s ending .
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Once Strange was back alive and helped orchestrate the fare of multiple army to fight Thanos , many fans were ready to see the " Wizard Duel " part 2 . This rematch never happened , though , as Thanos and Strange were both preoccupy with other threats . Thanos had to stand off multiple Avengers , and Strange maintain a enchantment to keep the battlefield from flooding . They may have been busy , but there ’s another ground that Strange could n’t get involved . As talk about in the Screen Rant video have at the top of this Emily Post , Strange had to avoid fight down Thanos because " it was the only way . "
While fans may have wanted to see Thanos and unknown look each other once again , Strange bang that he could not charter with Thanos under any circumstance . Out of the14 million possibilitiesthat unusual saw , there is a decent chance that he endeavor to do it himself in a few of them . None of these would be successful , though , so only in this exact episode of events culminate inIron Man ’s deathwould the one futurity where they advance come to pass .
Strange may have started as a selfish character and sure as shooting has an self-importance , but he is also smart enough to put all of that to the side to save the twenty-four hour period . As much as Strange may now miss Iron Man in the future , his full planalso came at a keen cost for his blood of responsibility . Heno longer has the Eye of Agomotto , and it would not even have an Infinity Stone to take for if it was still around . Thanos destroyed all six Infinity Stones , which could leave Strange and all of Earth vulnerable to other terror . But , all that count in the present is that Strange did what he had to do - including not fighting Thanos - inAvengers : Endgameto undertake that this future would still come .
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